Comfast Cf-wu713n Driver

The COMFAST CF-WU713N uses a Realtek RTL8812AU chipset.

For Windows, the RTL8812AU driver is built into many driver packs or available via COMFAST’s CD/site.

The CF-WU713N typically uses one of two Realtek chips:

Why this matters: You don’t search for “CF-WU713N driver” – you search for the chipset driver. Realtek doesn’t label drivers by COMFAST’s product code. comfast cf-wu713n driver

sudo apt install -y dkms git raspberrypi-kernel-headers (or linux-headers-$(uname -r))

Issue 1: "Unrecognized Device" or Driver Conflicts

Issue 2: Antenna Power Consumption

Issue 3: Security Warnings

Some maintainers have pre-built packages. Search for rtl8812bu-dkms in your software center or via apt. If available, simply run:

sudo apt install rtl8812bu-dkms

Note: The package name changes frequently. If it’s not found, stick to Method 1. The COMFAST CF-WU713N uses a Realtek RTL8812AU chipset

Here is where the COMFAST CF-WU713N becomes a headache. The kernel does not include the driver by default. Do not bother with ndiswrapper.

After banging my head against the wall for three hours, here is the only method that worked reliably: